Cabinet for dispensing toilet-paper.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

A. H. SCOTT. CABINET FOR DISPENSINGTOILET PAPER.

4 APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1907.

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PATBNTED AUG. 20, 1907. A. H. SCOTT. GABINBT FOR DISPENSING TOILETPAPER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1907.

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* UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CABINET FOB DISPENSING TOILET-PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed. January 24,1907. serial No. 353,851.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. SCOTT, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inCabinets for Dispensing Toilet-Paper, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention has reference to cabinets for dispensing toilet paper andconsists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in thefollowing specification and shown in the accompanying drawings whichform apart thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide an effective means forcontaining and dispensing toilet paper from flat packets and which shallrestrict the discharge to single sheets and prevent surreptitiousremoval of the packet fromthe cabinet.

My invention consists of a stationary frame adapted to support thepacket of paper, combined with a front sectional or jointed cover forshielding the packet and pivoted to the stationary frame, and adischarging roller shielded by the lower section of the cover andadapted to act upon the paper packet to intermittently discharge thesheets thereof.

My invention may be so constructed that the discharging roller may becarried by the lower movable section of the cover or by the main orstationary frame as preferred.

My invention also comprehends details of construction which, togetherwith the features above set forth, will be better understood byreference to the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved cabinet; Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the same with a portion broken away; Fig. 3 is a sectionalside elevation on line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4. is a front elevation, withpart in section, of another form of my invention; Fig. 5 is a sideelevation of the same: and Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the sameon line 66 of Fig. 4.

A is the stationary frame and is adapted to be secured to the wall orpartition. This frame is preferably provided with an oblique face B uponwhich the paper packet .I rests and also is provided with an uprightsupport I upon which the paper packet is suspended, said packetpreferably having a pocket at its upper rear portion of the usual form.

E is a roller having the portions E of large diameter which restdirectly in contact with the paper for the purpose of creating africtional contact therewith in the act of detaching the sheetssuccessively when the roller is rotated.

The cover consists of two parts, 0 and O, hinged together and jointed tothe stationary frame, and said parts are provided with means for lockingthem in closed position.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the roller E is journaled in the lowersection 0 ofthe cover, which cover consists of the parts 0 and C hingedtogether at D. The upper section G is hinged to the stationary frame Aat D and is adapted to shut down tight, whereas the lower section 0,which carries the roller E, is so hinged to .the upper section that itmay be swung in toward the stationary part A and thus cause the rollerto continually press upon the paper ll. The section C overlaps the part0 so that when it swings inward there will be no gap or opening betweenthe two sections. The weight of the section 0 and its roller E causesthe latter to press upon the paper with considerable friction, amplysufficient to disengage the sheets when the roller is rotated. To lockthe upper section 0 of the cover in closed position, I may employ ahooked part It on the lower section C which engages with a pin T on thestationary part when said lower section is lowered to bring the roller Eto rest upon the paper. The under part of the section 0 of the cover isopen as at K to permit the passage of the paper sheets under the actionof the discharging roller E. The roller E is prevented from rotatingbackward by means of the pawl f hinged to the cover section and engagingthe ratchet wheel F on one end of the'roller. The end of the roller isprovided with a lateral extension terminating in a knob e by which torotate it. The lower section 0 of the cover is locked against beingopened by a pawl G on said cover engaging a rack G on the stationarypart A. As the cover advances upon the removal of the paper andcontinues to exert its weight as a means of creating a friction betweenthe roller and paper, the pawl G successively engages the teeth of therack and prevents retraction on the part of said cover. In this manner,the cabinet is locked against theft of the paper packet. By means of thelock H the pawl G may be disengaged from the rack G when it is desiredto insert a fresh packet of paper.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, I have arranged bothparts 0 and C of the cover to be hinged together and to the main frame Aat D, and the upper section 0 is locked in closed position by a hookedpawl G2 engaging a ratchet tooth G on the stationary frame A. A key lockH may be employed, as before, to operate the pawl G to unlock the coverwhen the cabinet is to be replenished with more paper. The lower part 0of the cover is free to swing inward and presses by its weight upon thepaper packet as shown in Fig. 6. In this manner the paper packet is heldagainst the oblique surface B of the stationary frame. The roller E E inthis case is journaled in the stationary frame back of the paper andoperated through slots 1) in the face B as shown. The roller is operatedby the knob e and gears e, the latter being to secure a backwardrotation of the roller for the natural forward rotation of the knob e. Aslot 0 is provided in the part 0 of the cover to permit it to pass theshaft of the knob in advancing the paper upon the roller. Either ofthesetypes of my invention may be employed, but I prefer that shown inFigs. 4, 5 and 6 as being most suitable in commercial use.

i It is evident that the general shape of the cabinet may 1. In acabinet for dispensing; toilet paper, the combination of a stationaryframe upon which the packet of paper is supported, a sectional coverhinged to the stationary frameand having its lower section movable to orfrom the stationary frame, and a feeding roller for discharging thesheets from the packet carried by the stationary frame and shielded bythe lower section of the cover and adapted to-be operated by a laterallyextending handle.

2. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, the combination of astationary frame upon which the packet of paper is supported, asectional cover hinged to the stationary frame and having its lowersection movable to or from the stationary frame, a locking device forpreventing the cover being opened, and a feeding roller for dischargingthe sheets from the packet.

In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, the combination of astationary frame upon which the paper packet is supported, a sectionalcover extending over the front of the stationary frame having its uppersection locked to the stationary frame and its lower section adapted bygravity to move or swing toward said frame, and a feeding roller carriedin the stationary frame the lower section of the cover being adapted tobe forced toward the stationary frame by gravity action to create afriction by the roller upon the paper packet.

4. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, the combination of astationary frame upon which the paper packet is supported, a sectionalcover extending over the front of the stationary frame having its uppersection locked to the stationary frame and its lower section adapted bygravity to move or swing toward said frame, a feeding roller to operateupon the paper packet and shielded by the cover, and means forpermitting the lower section of the cover to move toward the fixed framebut hold it against movement in the opposite direction.

5. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, the combination of astationary frame upon which the paper packet is supported, a covercomprising an upper part hinged to the stationary frame so as to extendover the upper portion of the paper packet and a lower part hingedrelatively to the upper part and adapted to extend over the lowerportion of the paper packet; a feeding roller for creating a frictionupon-the paper packet forfllseagaging the sheets thereof, and means tolock the cover in position upon the stationary frame.

G. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, the combination of astationary frame upon which the paper packet is supported, a covercomprising an upper part hinged to the stationary frame so as to extendover the upper portion of the paper packet and a lower part hingedrelatively to the upper part and adapted to extend over the lowerportion ofthe paper packet, a feeding roller for creating a frictionupon the paper packet for disengaging the sheets thereof, and means tolock the upper part of the cover rigidly in position upon the stationaryframe while permitting freedom of movement of the lower part of thecover toward the stationary frame.

7. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, a stationary frame,combined with means for supporting the paper packet thereon, a rollercarried by the stationary frame for discharging the sheets successively,a cover comprising upper and lower parts adapted to shield the packetmov able with respect to the stationary frame, one part of said coverbeing provided with means for locking it to the stationary frame.

8. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, a stationary frame,combined with means for supporting the paper packet thereon, a rollercarried by the stationary frame for discharging the sheets successively,a cover comprising upper and lower parts adapted to shield the packetmovable with respect to the stationary frame, the upper part of saidcover being provided with means for locking it to the stationary frameand the lower part being free to swing toward the roller and adapted topress upon the paper packet.

9. In a cabinet for dispensing toilet paper, a stationary frame,combined with means for supporting the paper packet thereon, a rollercarried by the stationary frame for discharging the sheets successively,a cover comprising upper and lower parts adapted to shield the packetmovable with respect to the stationary frame, both parts of said coverbeing pivoted and the upper part being provided with means for lockingit to the stationary frame and restricting the moi'ement of the lowerpart away from the roller.

In testimony of which invention, 1 have hereunto set my hand.

ARTHUR H. SCOTT.

Witnesses E. JUNE Sco'r'r, A. P. THACKARA.

